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  • A Brief History of Botany in America

    Speaker: Claudine Lebeau. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. The great American botanical adventure began with frontier fieldwork that expanded the world’s encyclopedic knowledge of […]

  • Small Town Universe

    Small Town Universe (Film + Discussion) Directed by Katie Dellamaggiore In Green Bank, West Virginia, modern technology goes quiet so a giant radio telescope can listen for signals from the […]

  • Screening + Discussion with Filmmaker

    Event listed on the Shepherdstown Farmers Market events page. Please confirm details with the event organizer before attending. Organizer: Shepherdstown Farmers Market Location: Shepherdstown Opera House Source: View original event

  • Silent Book Club

    Love the idea of a book club… but not the pressure? Join us for Silent Book Club, a judgment-free reading hour designed for people who just want to read together. Bring your current book (or grab one from the shelves), find a comfy spot, and enjoy a quiet, cozy hour surrounded by fellow readers. There’s […]

  • Hitchcock Architecture of Suspense Film Festival

    Welcome to the Hitchcock Architecture of Suspense Film Festival at the Shepherdstown Opera House Three hosting screenings with live introduction and post-film discussion by author Christine Madrid French, author of […]

  • Spend the Day with Garry Adelman, Chief Historian American Battlefield Trust

    2:30-4:45pm: Garry Adelman leads a tour titled ‘The Antietam Battlefield: The Best Primary Source’ on Antietam National Battlefield (rain or shine). 5:00-6:30pm: Dinner on your own. 6:45-8:00pm: Evening program at Byrd Center Auditorium — a ‘behind the scenes’ moderated conversation with Garry Adelman exploring his passion for the Civil War, expertise in Civil War photography, […]

  • Shepherdstown’s Literary Genius Caroline “Danske” Bedinger Dandridge (1854-1914)

    Speaker: Jim Surkamp. Cost: $15; free for fall subscribers and SU students and employees. She authored and published hundreds of authoritative gardening articles, two acclaimed volumes of poetry, and three significant books on the American Revolution, while cultivating more than one hundred varieties of roses. This lecture offers the most comprehensive account of Danske—her life, […]

  • The Unfictionables Club: “London Falling” by Patrick Radden Keefe

    The Unfictionables Club is a dynamic book club for lovers of non-fiction. Each month, we dive into thought-provoking reads that span a range of real-world topics, from current events and recent history to autobiographies, personal narratives, and gripping true crime stories. Our goal is to engage in lively discussions that go beyond the pages and […]

  • Confused About Medicare?

    Speaker: Judith Marshall. Cost: Free to the public. Come learn the Medicare alphabet of parts A, B, C, and D. Detailed descriptions will be discussed for each part, as well as eligibility, and how it applies to you or someone in your family. Handouts will also be available. Judith Marshall is a licensed Health Insurance […]